Coughing patient at a birthday party results in Covid-19 cluster in California

The United States is the most affected country by the coronavirus pandemic as the number of Covid-19 positive cases there have crossed 1.30 million.

A number of states in the country are opening up despite the high caseload. As governments try to balance health and economic priorities, medical experts have said that new flare-ups are inevitable.

One such incident was recorded in California’s Pasadena where a cluster of new infections was observed.

Health officials stated that a large group of extended family and friends had attended a recent birthday party, despite a stay-at-home order in effect, leading to the spurt in infection, The Washington Post reported.

CNN reported that one guest, a woman at the party was coughing and not wearing a face mask. She was joking with people that she may have Covid-19, the channel reported. There were other people, stated CNN, who ignored social distancing norms and did not cover their faces.

Through contact tracing, investigators discovered more than five confirmed cases and “many more ill individuals” linked to the party, the local public health department was quoted as saying.

According to Johns Hopkins University data, More than 65,000 people are infected with the coronavirus disease in California and at least 2,687 have died.

The debate over when, and how much, to ease the limitations have taken on a clear political overtone, with protests especially in the United States, with occasional violence against those trying to keep the rules in place.

While, health authorities are also investigating 73 recorded cases among New York children of the syndrome, which has symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome, Governor Andrew Cuomo said during a news conference on Saturday.